FRC News

University of Illinois Junior, Amanda Jacobs, received an honorable mention at the campus Undergraduate Research Symposium in April for her presentation on the impact of household food security on parental quality of life. Read full article

Family Resiliency Center researchers contributed to the annual Illinois School Breakfast report, which examines the links between food security, academic performance, brain development, and other health indicators. To read the report's findings...

University of Illinois children’s obesity prevention and well-being research is featured at the annual School Wellness conference. To read the full article...

Published Date:
May 1, 2014

New national report promotes young children's mental health

Published Date:April 10, 2014

A team of nationally recognized experts and stakeholders recently released its Healthy Development Summit report, which summarizes new ways to promote young children's mental health. The report will help policymakers and practitioners address issues related to school violence, bullying, and suicide. To read the report...

Food insecure families often make trade offs with other living expenses or use coping strategies in their quest to afford household goods such as toilet paper, detergent, diapers, and personal hygiene products, according to a study led by FRC Director Barbara Fiese. Read the full article...

A new study conducted by U of I Kinesiology Professor Chuck Hillman, an FRC affiliate faculty member, shows that obese children are slower than healthy weight kids to recognize when they've made an error and correct it. Read the full article...

The University of Illinois Department of Human & Community Development is hiring a full-time academic professional to be the visiting project coordinator for the Transdisciplinary Obesity Prevention Program - Undergraduate (TOPP-U) research project based at the Family Resiliency Center. To see the full job description...

The FRC hosted a media launch of the 2014 Kids Count report today. The report is published by Voices for Illinois Children, a long-time FRC partner and Chicago-based advocacy organization. Read the full article...

Christopher Hall, home of the Family Resiliency Center, was recognized by campus Facilities & Services for its energy reduction in 2013. Read the full article...

Author:
Clayton Glazik

Published Date:
March 5, 2014

Fewer young children are obese, new study finds

Published Date:February 27, 2014

Good news: The obesity rate for preschool-age children has dropped, according to federal health officials, who are cautiously optimistic about the trend. Read the New York Times article...

Published Date:
February 27, 2014

Couples benefit from relationship work ethic

Published Date:February 19, 2014

U of I study recommends that couples develop a relationship work ethic similar to their professional work ethic, focusing on such things as punctuality, active listening, getting along, and dressing and grooming to impress. Read the full article...

Published Date:
February 19, 2014

Moms with insecure attachment style of parenting more likely to have obese kids

Published Date:February 7, 2014

FRC affiliate Kelly Bost's latest research findings were featured in Time magazine. Read the article...

Published Date:
February 7, 2014

IL alumna and wheelchair racing champ eyes winter gold

Published Date:January 21, 2014

Having captured the first-ever grand slam of marathons--winning consecutive victories in Boston, London, Chicago, and New York--University of Illinois alumna and wheelchair athlete Tatyana McFadden is ready to compete in her first Paralympic winter games, competing in Nordic skiing events in Sochi, Russia. McFadden, who earned her bachelor's degree in human development and family studies in December 2013, is profiled in the Chicago Tribune. Read the Chicago Tribune article...

Published Date:
January 21, 2014

Researchers ID 3 risk factors for childhood obesity

Published Date:January 15, 2014

Illinois Professor Brent McBride's research identifying three main risk factors for childhood obesity among pre-school children is featured in Nature World News.Read the full article...

Published Date:
January 15, 2014

Family-style meals can help kids fight obesity

Published Date:January 14, 2014

Allowing children in day care to dish up their own food at meal times has several benefits that could help combat obesity, says a new University of Illinois study. Family-style meal service is more beneficial to children than giving kids pre-portioned food on a plate.Read the full article...